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JEREMIAH
JEREMIAH
A Drama in Nine Scenes
By
STEFAN ZWEIG
Translated
from the Author’s revised German Text
by
Eden and Cedar Paul
New York
THOMAS SELTZER
1922
Copyright, 1922, by
Thomas Seltzer, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
to
FRIEDERIKE MARIA von WINTERNITZ
Easter 1915–Easter 1917
CONTENTS
SCENE PAGE
I.The Awakening of the Prophet1
II.The Warning27
III.Rumors71
IV.The Watch on the Ramparts99
V.The Prophet’s Ordeal137
VI.Voices in the Night173
VII.The Supreme Affliction231
VIII.The Conversion259
IX.The Everlasting Road303
 THE AWAKENING OF THE PROPHET
 THE PERSONS OF THE DRAMA
  • Zedekiah, the King.
  • Pashur, the High Priest.
  • Nahum, the Steward.
  • Imre, the oldest Burgher.
  • Abimelech, the General.
  • Hananiah, the Prophet of the People.
  • Swordbearers, Warriors.